Relish These Books! / Saborea estos libro!

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Refreshments

Serve Mexican fruit punch and repostería. To make the punch, combine chunks of seedless watermelon, a banana, some pineapple chunks, and some strawberries in a blender. Blend well and serve chilled. Repostería are small sugar cookies that you can get at a Mexican panadería or bakery. Look around! There is probably a panadería in your area that you never knew was there!

Cover the Street

(English translation by Rose Treviño.)

Cover the street,
Let no one pass.
Except my grandpa
Eating his buñuelos,
And my grandma
Eating her plums,
And my aunt
Eating her watermelon,
And my cousin
Eating a pickle,
And my sister
Eating an apple.

Sweet Orange

Sweet honey orange,
A slice of lemon,
Give me a hug,
That's all I ask.

If my promises
Were false,
In a short time
They'll be forgotten.

Time goes by
I'll part tomorrow;
Goodbye dear friend.
I leave with sorrow.

Riddle

Q: ¿Qué le dijo la cuchara a la sopa?
A: Me voy, pero vuelvo.

Q: What did the spoon say to the soup?
A: I'm leaving, but I'll be back.

Craft

Sandia / Watermelon

Materials

Paper plates

Red construction paper

Green and black markers or crayons

Scissors

Glue

Directions

Precut red triangles for the watermelon slice. Distribute one red triangle, markers, glue sticks and a paper plate to each child. Ask participants to glue their red triangle on the paper plate. Tell them to draw on the seeds and the rind.

Guest Presenters

Invite one of the story time mothers to make tortillas for the group. Ask the presenter to talk about all the ingredients and the steps involved in making tortillas. She can give each child a piece of dough to knead while she speaks. Have a package of tortillas ready to heat up and give one to each of the kids.